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Benedict Cumberbatch

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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. He has received various accolades, including a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes. In 2014, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2015, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to performing arts and charity. Cumberbatch studied drama at the Victoria University of Manchester and obtained a Master of Arts in classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benedict Cumberbatch is the 947th most popular actor (down from 757th in 2019), the 1,182nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 875th in 2019) and the 138th most popular British Actor.

Benedict Cumberbatch is most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Benedict Cumberbatch ranks 947 out of 13,578. Before him are Patrick Dewaere, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Héctor Elizondo, Andy Serkis, Brad Dourif, and Kristin Scott Thomas. After him are Erika Mann, Helen Hunt, Michael Gough, Lloyd Bridges, Ben Gazzara, and Elliott Gould.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Benedict Cumberbatch ranks 18. Before him are Clarence Seedorf, Ramzan Kadyrov, Michael Ballack, Guti, Patrick Vieira, and Mark Webber. After him are Ryan Reynolds, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Alessandro Nesta, Wladimir Klitschko, Colin Farrell, and Patrick Kluivert.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benedict Cumberbatch ranks 1,182 out of 8,785. Before him are William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), Bob Klose (1945), Andy Serkis (1964), Oldfield Thomas (1858), and Kristin Scott Thomas (1960). After him are Lobsang Rampa (1910), Charles George Gordon (1833), Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), Francis Walsingham (1532), Richard J. Roberts (1943), and Francis Lee (1944).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Benedict Cumberbatch ranks 138. Before him are Joan Plowright (1929), Terence Stamp (1938), Graham Chapman (1941), Marty Feldman (1934), Andy Serkis (1964), and Kristin Scott Thomas (1960). After him are Terry Jones (1942), Roddy McDowall (1928), Robert Powell (1944), Jill Ireland (1936), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), and Eric Idle (1943).

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